dhrúuk stream; streambed, gorge

Part of Speech n.masc
Vernacular Form دھرُوک
Phonetic Form drhúuk
Inflection Class a-decl (Obl, pl): -a
Indo-Aryan Proto-Form durgá- 'impassable; difficult passage, danger' (T: 6429)
Variant Form(s) dhráak (Biori)
    • stream; streambed, gorge
      • Example 534:
        dhrúuka be dac̣híin ta mangái čhoorí híni óo áak rumiaál bi čhoorí híni.
        dhráuk
        stream
        -a
        -obl
        be
        go
        -í
        -CV
        dac̣hé
        look
        -en
        -3pl
        ta
        DS
        mangái
        water.pot
        čhooré
        put
        -í
        -CV
        hin
        be.prs
        -i
        -f
        óo
        and
        ak
        IDEF
        rumiaál
        handkerchief
        bi
        SEP
        čhooré
        put
        -í
        -CV
        hin
        be.prs
        -i
        -f
        Going to the stream, they saw the water pot and a handkerchief lying there.
        Source: A:SHY059
      • Example 707:
        se dhrúuka wée dúu miilá bhun wháatu ma.
        se
        REM
        dhráuk
        gorge
        -a
        -obl
        wée
        in
        du
        two
        miíl
        mile
        -a
        -pl
        bhun
        down
        what
        come.down.pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        ma
        1sg.nom
        I came down two miles along the gorge.
        Source: A:HUA090
      • Example 708:
        kaaṭarghaá giḍá the baáanu eeṛé dhrúukii nóo.
        kaaṭarghaá
        <place>
        giḍ
        <place>
        -a
        -obl
        the
        to
        be
        go
        -án
        -prs
        -u
        -MSG
        eeṛé
        dist
        dhráuk
        gorge
        -ii
        -gen
        náau
        name
        The gorge through which one goes to the Damel Valley is called Katargha.
        Source: A:JAN044
      • Example 709:
        oóra xuneeṛí thaní áa néeṛi híni, xatarnaák néeṛi, dhrúuk.
        oóra
        over.here
        xuneeṛí
        <place>
        thaní
        called
        a
        IDEF
        néeṛi
        brook
        hin
        be.prs
        -i
        -f
        xatarnaák
        dangerous
        néeṛi
        brook
        dhráuk
        gorge
        On this side there is a brook called Khuneri, a dangerous brook, a gorge.
        Source: A:ACR011

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